east bay, charged with molesting a teenage boy. authorities have issued a warrant for his arrest. "today in the bay's" marla tallez joins us live from palo alto where he was once a high school coach. >> reporter: good morning. joe kaufman coached here at palo alto high school in 2006. he was here for just one season. a $300,000 reward is out for his arrest. this mug shot was taken in august when he was arrested for child molestation. charges were not filed then because police had not finished their investigation. the contra costa district attorney's office says he is facing several felonies and a few misdemeanors, including molesting a teenage boy over a seven-year period that ended in 2012. these charges include drugging this boy with an unknown substance and raping him. the da says he secretly

videotaped another boy as he undressed in a bathroom. he has many ties to baseball, currently the head coach of a traveling team called california smoke. this is based in san jose and caters to high school boyce. he owns a batting case in san leandro called triple play usa. prior to coaching here, coughman spent six seasons in oakland coaching for bishop o'dowd high school. the da says the charges are for two victims. they suspect there are more victims out there. if you have any information, you are asked to call the police. this morning, heavy fog may be to blame for an overnight crash sending two people to the hospital in san francisco. this all happened near west pore tall muni station. a couple was crossing the street when they were hit by a vehicle. police, not official cli saying it was the fog that caused that

crash but they do say it played ale in a number of crashes around the bay area last night. >> it has been quite a foggy evening out here in the sunset. probably, the rest of the city as well. we have had a few accidents earlier. it has been quite foggy and a little drizzly. >> police tell us that man that was hit will be okay. however, the condition of the elderly woman who was with him remains unknown. >> new details. the oakland auditor has released a report showing some city council members inappropriately influencing city operations. the report reveals 14 different times council members or their aids infringed in administrative affairs. some of the violations include a council member interfering with two city recreation centers. a council aide improperly asking staff to reduce the aids parking

fees. they will decide what punishment, if any, they will face the american indian charter schools say they are appealing the oakland unified school district's decision to shut the schools down at the end of the year. oufd making that decision to revoke that charter late last night saying the schools are financially mismanaged and engaging in illegal activity. parents with students at those schools say they are very upset because of the school's high performance track record. students have the highest academic performance index scores in the entire district. let's see how high our temperatures will get today. checking with christina lauren. taking a live like at sfo, no fog to report. winds are so strong, the fog is not able to settle. we just told you that there was some pretty thick fog overnight. you might encounter some fog.

across the bay area, thanks for waking up with us. winds, not too bad. they will pick up as we head throughout the day. you want to keep that in mind, specially if you live right at the coast or through the higher elevations where the winds will be the strongest. let's talk about that. we set the futurecast in motion looking for peak wind gusts. you see where this really starts to pop right at the coastline at 4:00 p.m. that's when we are expecting the gustiest conditions for today. highs are going to be doub, right comfortable, very springlike. we have to combine that with the breezy conditions. a bit of a windchill factor out there today. that's my one warning for you. 65 degrees bayside and 62 at the coast. if you like the rain more than the warmth, we have that for you. want to get you to work on a good note. if you are leaving right now, mike knows all the details. >> this is fremont. you are dealing with a lot more folks that had the same idea as you. left the house. heavy volume starting to build over the last ten minutes.

heading south it from dunbar. coming down into the upper 50s. northbound route for 101 in particular. 87, not a big deal. 280 has been a little slow from down down san diego. we'll take you to the santa cruz mountains where highway 17 has an issue. there was an earlier crash where it was blocking one or part of the second lane. a full stop for a few minutes as crews arrive. it looks like the northbound side has cleared as folks are coming up. the southbound was ploeing from idyllwild but that has cleared. folks over the san mateo bridge increase the volume coming off of the high-rise with the headlights. bridge drive, 55-60 miles an hour. over towards the bay bridge toll plaza, all lanes backed up past

the 880 overcrossing quickly filling in as the lights build. >> 6:08. changes proposed for a vacation hot spot may have thousands changing those summer vacation plans. yosemite may be closing a list of popular attractions. "today in the bay's" krischrist smith is live in the bay. >> reporter: good morning. we are talking about some of the most popular spring and summer activities, renting a bicycle, jumping in the hotel swimming pool. those could be eliminated thanks to a lawsuit that was filed about 15 years ago. this will be discussed at a public meeting, all tied to a lawsuit over what should be there and protect the flow. this calls for rebuilding

hundreds of camp sites that were destroyed in a 1997 flood. in the '80s, a number of dams were proposed near the park. environmentalists fought back along with signs requiring the park service to protect and enhance that river. then came the lawsuit. a court of appeals ruled some activities contributed to the merced river. one environmentalist said they were trying to stop the dams, not recreation. the park is looking at ending bike, raft, and horse rentals, swimming pools at the lodges would go as well and they are alsos talking about removing the sugar pine bridge and even the ice ring at curry village would go. the park could allow rentals about a quar der mile awter mil the river. you could bring your own bicycle to the park. if you want to weigh in, that is from 5:00 to 8:00.

reporting live,. dancing in san jose. >> time to bring out the glass air jordan. >> a matchup that could bust up your brackets as the hp pavilion plays host to the ncaa tournament. we give you a live look. the port of oakland, bright lights can get your day energized. we are back in a matter of minutes. unlv.

both teams seen here practicing. this will be a rematch, cal having lost to the rebels back in december by just one point. also, an opportunity for cal to redeem themselves from last year's poor showing in the ncaa tourney. >> i think everybody was aware we were not prepared mentally. they were dispointed. we played the conference championship and, granted, we didn't win it. we were right there for the conference championship. mentally, we were not prepared for that. >> we are still conscious of what that feeling felt like last year. that's not a good way to go out. we are very conscious of going out there, putting out our best effort and being motivated to keep one another. play every game like it is our last. >> first game at hp pavilion

this morning, 11:10, mu mexico versus st. louis, 1:40, oregon versus oklahoma state. cal and unlv at 4:27. montana and syracuse rounding off the final four here at the hp pavilion. that tip-off is around are 6:57 tonight. the winners of today's game, the four teams will play on saturday. those two winners are the ones that will move on to the sweet 16. if you are looking for tickets, they are stim available. for the unlv cal game, they are very limited. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> a college basketball from oakland will be playing for montana at the ph pavilion. he is a center guard for the grizzlies. he remembers his roots by wearing two bracelets dedicated

to his high school. they are heavily the underdogs against syracuse but you go, will cherry. let's check in with meteorologist, christina loren. >> slopes report. first thursday of spring. one of those weekends, you can take your pick whatever you want to do across the bay area. let's started with the toyota snow report. brian hager joins us live from squaw valley this morning. >> is it still snowing for you guys? >> it actually just stopped. we got 10 inches in the last few hours. we are stoked about that. >> i was hoping that you guys would get some choice numbers. we accumulated upwards of a foot of fresh powder above 7000 feet yesterday. a lot of kids getting out for spring break. you have competition taking place on the mountain this weekend. >> that's right. the u.s. alpine championship is

up lear. entire u.s. ski team is up here. looking really good, ex seatcit have it. >> what do you have on for the little ones this weekend? >> we still have snow tubing on. a lot of activities. pool party and a whole bunch of adventures. the little kids can watch the parade hosting the us team. let's take a look at what you are experiencing today out in squaw valley. thursday, 47 degrees, a little bit of on and off flurry activity. like brian has just said, it is coming to a clothes. they picked up over a foot of fresh powder, above 7000 square feet. we needed that for a longer ski s season. good morning, san francisco. 40 degrees, napa. south bay, 47, gilroy.

48 in livermore. looking really good for your outdoor plans if the rain kept you inside yesterday. high pressure builds in quickly, starting to push our winds offshore. we have better pollen levels. 67 in livermore. 67 in gilroy. 65 in readwood city. we want to walk you through the changes. they are coming. we are going to see a nice weekend. starting on monday, temperatures drop off. we bring in the lane late tuesday into wednesday. rain here manes more of the fresh powder in tahoe. it will be over the higher elevations as temperatures will remain mild. count on pulling that back out tuesday into wednesday of next week. overall, we are looking pretty good. good morning, mike. i have some bad news coming

northbound, we have an incident. the northbound route is very slow passion by a crash that blocks one lane. the southbound side is distracted because this crash activity is up against the center divide and clearly visit because of the low barrier. northbound from santa cruz in towards los gatos. if you are going los gatos south, you have the slowly but just for a shorter span. allow a couple extra minutes there. the rest of your south bay, except for highway 17 over the summit moves really smoothly. the 110 keeps fluctuating. 880, a little build coming down towards 101 and out of fremont. looking over here towards livermore. a smooth drive has cleared over on grant line road.

580, nice coming in over the pass. you see the slowing, 238 northbound and southbound 880 towards the san mateo bridge. the build is on for hey woord into union city and fremont. bay bridge, we saw that. across the upper deck, we see the build on the incline. a little slower here. it sounds like a fender bender headed towards treasure island. the peninsula moves very smoothly. northbound past willow where things are getting a little more congested. throughout 101 and 280 on the peninsula. >> it is 6:21. twitter is celebrating birthday number 27. it has a little surprise for its millions of users. a beautiful vista in san

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we have the sun rising later in the day. sometimes you need a cup of joe. starbucks will soon be able to earn loyalty points at the grocery store. if you buy packaged starbucks coffee in a grocery store, you will be able to put it towards your starbucks rewards. the program let's customers redeem rewards points for food and drinks. youtube says how about these numbers, more than 1 billion people visiting their online site. youtube crossing the threshold five months after facebook announced its own billion users milestone. mountain based google bought youtube for $1.7 billion back in 2006. maybe a bargain. back when youtube only had 50 million users worldwide. >> before things like that would go viral. >> explosive. twitter in the news turning

seven years old. >> the social media site releasing its greatest hits video. they released their animated timeline overnight. it includes the very first tweet ever from founder, jack dorsey, who posted setting up my twitter. that was back on march 21st, 2006. it includes other milestones. including a hash tag and oprah's first tweet and twitter from space. it has more than 200 million active users worldwide. 6:26. no more stop and go on the golden gate bridge. we'll tell you about that. >> why the ski nick route over the iconic bridge will be faster. president obama begins his second day of his stork trip to the middle east. how fresh violence is affecting new hope for a peace deal.

a live look outside at the bay bridge. gorgeous shot with the sun coming up. we'll let you know what you need to know. we'll tell you what's in store for your forecast and your morning commute. what's in store for the markets today as we take a live look at the nasdaq.

that is net apps ringing the bell. this is "today in the bay." it is 6:30. good thursday morning. new this morning, palestinian's militants in gaza have fired at least two rockets in southern israel on the second day of president obama's visit. one exploded in the courtyard of a home in a border town causing damage but no injuries. the other landed in an open field. president obama was miles away in jerusalem where he spent part of the morning to see the dead sea skroels. "today in the bay's" tracie potts monitoring the trip. the president is sent to emphasize the importance of reaching an israeli-palestinian

peace deal. a message specially underscored by today's rocket attacks what the president said was israelis can't be worried about rockets falling on their heads and into the windows of their children but on the other hand, the palestinians deserve a sovereign state. you see the president arriving and the 100 or 50 so protesters being ushered away. the reception not quite as good as yesterday at the tel-aviv airport. the president's point was that both sides, palestinians and israelis can't wait for conditions to be perfect before restarting talks. he talked about the jewish settlement in the west bank saying it is not conducive to peace. a couple of rockets came down on a town the president had visited

in 2008. he was almost an hour away today whether the rockets came down. no injuries. we are told the president was never in any danger. laura? thank you very much, tracey with the latest from washington closer to home, the woman accused of kicking a toddler at golden game park will be back in court today. sabrina bell was supposed to be arraigned last week but couldn't appear because she was yelling and skre screaming inside of her holding sell. she kicked a girl in the chest back on march 11th. they also alleged threatened a young woman. a cyclist accused of hitting a ped will face felony vehicular manslaughter charges. they say he ran multiple red lights before running into a man and killing him. >> a judge deciding if a man

accused of stealing a taxi last friday morning and ramming a police car should be released without bail and placed in a rehab facility. he was drunk when he ran the police car forcing the officers to shoot at him. he was not hurt during the scene and is still in jail. let's check the forecast with meteorologist, christina loren. what is ahead? a beautiful start, starting right here with the bay bridge at 6:33. just beautiful air quality. you can clearly see that here from the hd camera. what a beautiful day we have shaping up. if you have been huddled up indoors with allergies, open up the windows. we are doing a lot better. those conditions will not last. pollen creeping up toward the end of the weekend, 48, 46, 47 degrees to start the day in gilroy. winds will pick up throughout the afternoon. you want to keep that in mind.

between noon and 4:00, getting down right gusty at the coast. 62 at the coast. the rain and the cold. oh, yes, returning as we head through next week. i'm going to take you through your seven-day forecast. i want to help you plan around those changes. a beautiful weekend. that is the one tease i can easily hand over to you. it is going to be beautiful. 6:34. let's check on your drive. we are looking toward that bay bridge. i'm looking at the traffic flow. our different jobs here. we are looking at the inclins which still moves smoothly despi despi despite the fender-bender. filled in back towards the berkeley curve. we have a smooth drive down the east shore freeway.

sunol southbound, right to left, things were really gummed up. moving a little better now. no reports of any crashes. the live camera shows it. that's what's going on at south and pleasanton. north 101 to 680 up to the airport, smooth drive. 87 from capital expressway to downtown, the two slowest spots. things are building for 280 as well as 85. 17 continues to be an issue in the northbound direction. one line blocked around the idyllwild approach. picking up where you left off, that scenic drive over the golden gate could be much faster as they go cashless. electronic tolls are set up to

go into effect in less than a week. they will hold a public hearing to discuss raising the speed limit for the toll from 15-25. other bridges have limits of 25 miles per hour in the fast-track only lanes. if approved, the new speed limit would take effect with the electronic tolling system going into effect next wednesday. 6:36. still ahead, a teenage stabbing suspect on the run in the south bay. what he said to both victims before slashing at them with a knife? a safe haven up in flames. why doz ps ens of people waitin line for food are the targets of a bomb blass.

6:39. the aftermath of a car bomb that exploded at a rough fefugee cam. at least 12 were killed and another 20 wounded. the camp is hope to pakistanis that have been displaced because of fighting between the army and the taliban. we have pictures from our chopper live from the los angeles areas. it caused a mudslide and blocked the road on pacific pal sides.

it has come down the northbound lanes of pch. even some lawn furniture slid down the hill and stopped traffic. commute tergs are bei commuteers are being advised to look for alternative routes. >> you can see them trying to do so much traffic control out there. it is already starting to back up. big seen there. we will keep an eye on that. 6:40. an armed teenager on the run. what he is looking for when he targets his victim. also, the arrest warrant out for this morning for a bay area baseball coach wanted for a string of sex crimes. big changes in store for yosemite, why bike rides and raft rentals could soon be a thing of the past.

sun vise, 7:12. your weekend forecast is up next. >> there it is the sunrise over the san mateo bridge lit up by all of the head lights. westbound commute picking up the pace for 92. it could cause an issue if you are crossing the bay a little further south. >> you haven't gotten your best price until you get the pearson price. it just got better. pearson, ewing, gmc and sunnyvale

. we can let the madness begin san jose taking center stage as march madness gets underway at hp pavilion in a few hours.

"today in the bay's" bob redell, i'm hoping has filled out my bracket. he is live with all the details. >> reporter: good morning, jon and laura. whichever two teams survive will move on to the sweet 16. all eyes will be on the number 12 seed, cal, taking on unlv, number five seed. both teams seen practicing here yesterday during a session open to the public. this is a rematch for both teams. the last time they played the rebels in december, cal lost by just one point. there is pressure to answer to that loss. there is also pressure to make up for a poor showing during last year ace ncaa turn mtd, when cal was taken out early on. even coach montgomery, we heard him earlier in the hour admitting they weren't mentally prepared as they hope to be. tickets are still available but

limited for the cal unlv game. this event, unlike any other, is one like you find the underdone has an opportunity to come in and make a splash and become that cinderella story. it is always fun. there is always great buzzer beaters in the first and second round. it is something you want to be a part of. >> again, four matchups today at the hp pavilion. we put them up on the tv screen. that's when new mexico will take on st. louis, 1:40, oregon versus oklahoma state. cal versus unlv. you have a 4:27 tip-off. just before 7:00, montana versus syracuse. the winners, four winners, will play on sa. they move on to the sweet 16. tickets are still available but very limited in you are looking to get into the cal/unlv game don't forget, st. mary's

plays at 7:40 this morning. >> i can feel the magic. christina loren is here to tell us. it is going to be a nice day outside. the magic is radiating over here. 6:46. good morning to you. you want to get outdoors. the rain is not going to keep you in. you can walk the dog. good air quality. walk yourself if that's your pleasure. >> this is a live picture. alcatraz, a beautiful area we live in. spring has sprung. we have the beautiful yellow wild flowers. yesterday's rain washed away some of the pollen. you can open up your windows and get on out there. 48 degrees in livermore to start. 47 in sunnyvale. oakland, 47 degrees. winds are going to play more of a factor picking up as the area of low pressure heads out of here. counter clockwise flow.

clockwise, it comes in between the bay area. a tight pressure gradient. that's what generates the gusty winds. temperatures very comfortable. 67, not too shabby in livermore. in san jose, 64 degrees and 68 on the way to santa rosa. even warmer. saturday, sunday, that's when the pollen comes back. saturday is going to be better for your outdoor plans if you suffer from the allergies of the season. next wednesday, we need the run and it is coming. looks like our best chance will be wednesday. 6:47. let's check your drive. good morning, mike. folks, we are looking toward the east bay. castro valley "y," speeds are down. south 880 building through

hayward heading towards the san mateo bridge. highway 84. the dunbarton bridge looking pretty good. we have a report. you are going to see some flashing lights stay over off your lanes to the right. getting through. half the lanes are completely clear and not a big deal. we will look over towards the east bay where we had a lot of slowing that has started to clear out. we have your slowing towards livermore. over towards the isabelle interchange, a nice flow of traffic. 84, bogging down your typical spot. 680 getting better. oakland, 880, the volume, a lot of congestion because of the company you have, north and southbound, both slowing through downtown. no surprises for this thursday. the nimitz and down the east

shore freeway. off the richmond bridge, down here, look at the spacing as you are approaching the emeryville area. the berkeley curve and the slow down toward the bay area toll plaza. fog may be to blame for an overnight crash that send two people to the hospital in san francisco near the west portal muni station. the man will be okay but the condition of the elderly woman with him is unknown. they are flot saying officially if fog was the cause of the crash but it did play a role in a number of crashes last night. >> a teen robbery suspect on the run after attacking two people near downtown san jose. a teenage boy approached a man at 19th and sdoin not too far from san jose high school. they say he demanded money and then stabbed that man. just a few minutes later, the

suspect con fronted another man three blocks away and demanded money. he hit that man in the head. both victims were treated for minor injuries. the us is spekt did manage to escape with some cash. >> from palo alto to san jose to the east bay, a baseball coach that has worked with teens all over the bay area is charged with molesting a teenage boy and videotaping another in the bathroom. marla tallez joins us live in palo alto where joel kaufman once coach have had. >> reporter: laura, good morning. kaufman coached back in 2006 for just one season. authorities are not saying this morning whether his victims actually played for him. they are not real leasing these boys' names, trying to protect them. kaufman is facing a slew of charges including several felonies and a few misdemeanors and a $300,000 warrant is out for his arrest.

take a look. kaufman lives in orinda right now. this is his mug shot taken in august when he was arrested for the same thing. charges were not filed because police had not finished their investigation. the contra costa district attorney's office says he molested one teen boy in the span of over seven years. he is accused of drugging this boy with an unknown substance and then having sex with him. the da's office says the 52-year-old secretly videotaped his other victim as that boy undressed in a bathroom. that was his second victim. he is currently the head coach of a traveling team called california smoke. this club is based in san jose and caters to high school boyce. he also owns a batting cage in san leandro called triple play usa. joe kaufman coached at bishop o'dowd in oakland for six seasons. that was before he joined on

here at palo alto high school for the single year he coached here. authorities warned they suspected there are more than just two victims. we will have to see if more come to life. if you have any information, you are asked to call orinda police. live in palo alto, marla tallez, "today in the bay." extra police will be on hand at argon high school in san mateo following a threat of violence online. it was posted anonymously yesterday. students go there to post problems and wait to hear back from other students about solutions. >> police are not releasing the exact content of this threat. they are considering keeping the children out of school. they say they are taking the hoax very seriously. a follow-up to a fire we reported as breaking news yesterday. investigators still aren't

saying what sparked the flames. they had to wait an hour for pg&e to deal with down power lines before they could put out the flames san francisco prosecutors say they do not have enough evidence to charge a man arrested in the killing of a 76-year-old newspaper ven torey. they believe that mark galifted up matt up and dropped him on the pavement. it is possible he could be charged later. folk singer, michelle shocker, is apologizing after using a gay slur during a performance in san francisco. she says her comments about gay people and gay marriage were misinterpreted. she says she doesn't judge gay people but were trying to point out how some feel about the issue. across the country, most of her performances have been canceled as a result of her comment.

new advice yo into our newsroom. a deadly helicopter crash into a police exercise in berlin. the rotors of two helicopters clipped one another during a massive snowstorm and they crash crash landed. at least one died and five others were hurt when debris was thrown from the wreckage. police were developing a training he canner size when that happened. president obama continued his visit to the middle east with a visit to ramallah, a palestinian city in the central west bank. president mahmoud abbas visiting with the president. president obama is trying to bring palestinian and israeli leaders to review peace talks.

in gaza, at least two rockets were fired. caused damage. no reports of injuries in a town near the bored ter. at that time, president obama was in israel miles away at the israel museum in jaererusalem t see the dead sea scrolls. he met two paralyzed veterans to now can walk again thanks to buy onic technology. that's pretty amazing. the sargent from long island and a disabled army veteran used motorized exo skeleton technology that allow to stand up, walk, climb stairs and even sit down. 6:55. big changes for a popular vacation spot that thousands of californians block to every year. a live look at yosemite national park, a beautiful place. it could be changing. the park today is proposing

closures and the removal of many of its top attractions. torksd we are live in san francisco with a look at what the park might actually will cut out. >> reporter: good morning. yosemite is absolutely beautiful. some people go to be out there in nature and soak it in. other people want to do that and rent bikes and horses and enjoy all the activities. some of the activities may be coming to an end because of a lawsuit that was filed more than a decade ago. a new proposal by the national park service could end bike, raft, and horse rentals and remove the sugar pine branch. ic even the ice ring would have to go. this is all from the merced river. the park service hasn't pushed

for an end to the recreational activity but rather an ongoing attempt to protect the merced river. they were more concerned about removing dams, not recreational activity. a corn gre a congressman says he may file a motion to block this. the meeting tonight is at 5:00-8:00 at fort mason here in room 370. you can still bring bikes and ride them. you just couldn't rent then there. thank you very much. we are going to go to weaer and check in with christina and get a final check of what's happening outside. you are so close to the weekend now. tches today aemperatures today going to be really comfortable.

mostly cloudy to mostly sunny. 65, bayside, 62 degrees. watch out for breezy to windy, specially late afternoon into the evening. let's check your drive and see how you are doing with our own mike inouye. >> the camera shaking here. what a crystal clear view, clear air, drive, 101 approaching hospital curve. some going to the bay bridge lower deck, others heading up. south bay, a slowdown for your north down. kicking in for 101. 87 up into downtown. 8 85, all this stuff up. the bigger issue, highway 17 northbound coming up from santa cruz. all lanes have just cleared. a better route right now. cleared from scott valley up. all lanes northbound have cleared.

>> thank you very much. we are going to give you a live shot from our chopper down in southern california. traffic heading there with a landslide blocking part of the pacific coast highway. this is in pacific palisades. two lanes blocked by trees, dirts, rock, and even lawn furniture that slid down the moup tan. they are telling people to take all tern tip tiff routes to get around. >> not only the time to clear it out. it could take some time. one we will continue to monitor. a lot going on. that's what happening "today in the bay." back at 7:25 with another live, local news update. >> have a great day! see you tomorrow.

good morning. good morning. happening now, president obama in the west bank meeting with palestinian leader mahmoud abbas as overnight two rockets land miles away in israel. massive manhunt. new details this morning on the desperate search for the person who gunned down a top prison official in colorado at his own front door. was he killed out of revenge? and bing-no? a judge bans a kentucky teenager from saying the word bingo for six months. what he did to get that unusual punishment today, thursday, what he did to get that unusual punishment today, thursday, march 21st, 2013. captions paid for by nbc-universal television from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah gurthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning, welcome to "today" on a thursday morning, i'm savannah guthrie.

>> and i'm matt lauer. a lot of people talking about this story out of israel. the rocket attacks like the ones we saw overnight are not that uncommon but a stark reminder of the volatility in that region. >> we should mention at the top that the president was never in any danger, but we will get a full report live from chuck todd who is on the president's trip straight ahead. also ahead, the "apollo 11" mission is marking the first time that man set foot on the moon. now 44 years later, two of the engines that propelled that mission into space may have just been recovered from the bottom of the ocean. we're live at the kennedy space center with more on that story. >> pretty cool. and then check out this guy. somehow he knows a lot about the people he encounters. in some cases, even their social security numbers. how? is he a master psychic or is there a much more ordinary reason and frankly a more frightening reason he's able to get his hands on this personal information? we'll have that story. let us start, though, on this thursday morning with day two of the president's trip in